[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 89 points 2 weeks ago

This ‘secrecy’ is not an oversight but a feature that’s codified in the agreement between rightsholders and Internet providers.

Well this setup seems perfectly secure and not at all susceptible to malicious actors.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 88 points 2 months ago

Good to know VGA and parallel port devices are safe.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Hi all,

Currently trying to DeGoogle my phone. I'm down to the last few apps. I want to replace the Phone and Messages apps.

I tried the Fossify versions from FDroid but was met with mixed problems. The first is the phone app. The Fossify version doesn't have Spam call warnings like the Google version. The Fossify version also doesn't have a voicemail button, not really a deal breaker but nice to have.

Second was a bigger problem though, the messages app. At first it seemed to work, but couldn't send pictures after a short time. I usually send picture links anyway so not the worst but kind of annoying. After a while I would start getting delays in receiving standard SMS messages and finally wasn't able to send any messages at all. I switched back to Google messages and everything worked flawlessly immediately. Also I turned off RCS in Google messages prior to switching.

If any of you could recommend a good SMS/Phone app i would appreciate it.

  • QKSMS is unmaintained as are a lot of other SMS apps in the stores.
  • I've got a Pixel 7 with the stock OS, but will be moving to LineageOS soon.
  • I use Signal when I can, but I have clients that I can't simply request they use a whole separate app just for me.
  • Using T-Mobile
[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 213 points 4 months ago

So this guy is the CEO of like 5 companies and he still has time to pretend to be a kid on Twitter? Is he really working that hard? Is he working so much harder that he's worth 20,000x the average worker?

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 133 points 5 months ago

Stopped sharing... until they can manage the pr? No way they're letting go of that revenue stream.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 140 points 5 months ago

Well I could only read the first 2 paragraphs due to paywall, but it's definitely the phones causing all this and certainly not late stage capitalism sucking the energy and empathy out of everything around us right?

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 72 points 7 months ago

Sometimes the issue is marked as fixed but a new version won't be coming out for months and you're simply told to compile it yourself only to find it has literally hundreds of carefully tuned compilation dependencies and environment specific settings that aren't documented.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 144 points 7 months ago

I've seen poorer documentation than this I suppose.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 166 points 9 months ago

Why yes Microsoft, I am totally a European in Europe right now...

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 150 points 1 year ago

Systemd apparently. Every time someone brings it up, the thread devolves into a religious flame war.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 85 points 1 year ago

The free market will create another satellite network if musk's isn't right! /s

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 116 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ublock dashboard, filter lists, purge cache and update. Should work

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 117 points 1 year ago

Imagine having nothing else going on in your life, that inventing shitty anti-trans memes and posting them to a modest traffic site is the highlight of your day...

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